Originally Posted by
vatdim
I can see that working as long as bike commuters are few. However, once more and more people start to cycle to work and a lot of them realize they can use the bike to do their shopping, there will also be a lot of people trying to lock up their bikes to only a few signs, light posts, etc. All in all, I believe stores should start to invest in good bike parking infrastructure, especially if cyclists are on the rise in the given area.
I agree. While fewer and fewer people use pay phones these days, I see more and more people riding bicycles for different purposes than before. My experience doesn't agree with
MikeRides' assertion that bike racks are a thing of the past. To the contrary, it looks to me as if they are needed much more today than, say, 10 years ago.